Really fun class! Lots of reading, but definitely worth it. Lectures are interesting and current, and the co- profs are really cute. Must take class at some point.
I took this class because the reviews on here were great. Honestly I don't understand all the hype. I even have the class with a few friends and its still no fun. Janice (wife) has the most annoying high pitched voice ever. John is okay but the lecture gets pretty boring. The material can be interesting but majority isnt. I thought tests were easy.
Wonderful, passionate professor. His lectures aren't mandatory but you'll want to be there just to listen. Tests are detailed, and you'll have to work to get an A, but it is definitely attainable. All in all one of the most charismatic, knowledgeable professors I've had the pleasure of taking in my four years at UCSB. HE is what teaching is about.
One of the most passionate teacher I've met in my four years of staying at UCSB! However, his test are really hard and there is alot of materials. But its definitely a class and professor you cant miss out on!
This class is so much fun. John and Janice Baldwin co-teach the class and they are hilarious. They are very clear about the material and very available in their office hours and the lectures are NOT BORING ;) . The tests are very intense and difficult. I would recommend utilizing the P/NP option. Overall my favorite class at UCSB.
Interesting class. Lots to memorize!!!! If you really want to enjoy it take it pass/no pass.
The professors were cute. I never took notes in this class but still came out with a B. Some of the questions are tricky but if you know everything on the study guide you will be fine. The reading is interesting. Overall I would recoomend this class. Most of the stuff on the test is common sense so if you know a lot about sex you should be fine! ;)
John is a great teacher! He is passionate about his teaching and always there for his students. I've take 152A, 142, 185P and he's my favorite professor on campus! If you read and take good lecture notes his tests are super straight forwarded and openended. If you go to UC and are a Soc major you have to take one of Baldwin's classes! Life changing
BEST CLASS AT UCSB!!! It is challenging and you must read the book to pass but this class is amazing! The baldwins are interesting and its one of the best classes ive taken so far!
TAKE THIS CLASS. Lecture is worth going to just to listen and laugh. The couple is so entertaining and it's not like the topic is boring. Learned so much, and the info is relevant! Keep up with lecture and reading and you won't need to study. CLAS and review sessions available
There's a TON of reading but it's knowledge that you should know and it's interesting. I loved this class-my favorite class here so far. The Baldwins are engaging and are truly passionate. Definitely recommend, but it's quite a bit of work. It's totally manageable though! Take this class
They give you study guides for all of the midterms and the final, but they are SUPER excessive. I spent days filling them out and would be tested on something unrelated or barely mentioned on the study guide. The book is the only helpful thing in the class, you literally don't have to go... the powerpoints are useless and unorganized
I recommend taking this class P/F because it generally does not apply to any major reqs & I think I would've enjoyed it more if I wasn't worried about my grade. There are 3 "midterms" so you have a test about ever 2 weeks. The tests are manageable if you study, but not necessarily easy. Taking good notes is essential to doing well on tests.
take this class! really funny and interesting.I was terrified at first and always felt unprepared but got an A on every midterm(6 multiple choice and pick 3 out of 4 essay ?s) CLAS sections are very helpful! go to class; they dont post powerpoints online and material from lectures will show up on tests. final is cumulative minus a few chapters
The Baldwins are great! There's 3 midterms which are annoying because they every other week for 6 weeks. Exams aren't super easy, but if you study then they are manageable. Final exam was more difficult than I thought it was going to be. Review sessions are a great help
The class was interesting, albeit hard, but I am not a fan of the Baldwins. I found their teaching style to be condescending and irritating - they did not speak to their students as intellectual equals, but gave the impression of speaking down to us. Personally, that made it difficult for me to be motivated in the class.
BEST CLASS EVER!!!! Must take class here at UCSB. However, TONS of reading and lots of studying for midterms (there are 3). Final was tough but overall a great class. I learned a lot! Baldwins are interesting people..dont take if you're not going to put the effort into it
This class was very interesting and the Baldwins do an amazing job and they are so cute. The test will shock you at how much you actually have to know. I thought i knew everything and then i would get my midterms back :( be sure and study! i would recommend this class!
Very interesting man. Very passionate about his studies. The book you will buy for this class is one that him and his wife wrote. Topic is interesting. Hard to follow along out of class, like reading. There is a midterm every 2 weeks all essay questions. John is very approachable. I recommend going to office hours!! NO powerpoint!
Could not stand this class or professor. Notes he writes on the board make absolutely no sense, and are hard to follow. His teaching mannerisms are kind of creepy, he is overly passionate. The midterms are all essay questions, and are graded pretty tough. It seems like it would be rhetorical info but harder than it needs to be, not recommended
Very interesting class but be warned its a lot of work. A midterm every 2 weeks (3) then one cumulative final. Theres a lot of information to memorize but if u read and go to class u can do well. Go to the ta review sessions. Not an easy A but useful and interesting information. And the baldwins are adorable.
John and Janice Baldwin are both great professors and are experts in their fields: human sexuality. The class is challenging. The material is very interesting and knowledge that everyone should have, but be prepared to study a lot and devote a lot of your time to this class if you want an A. Both textbook and lecture material are on the tests.
An average professor. Human sexuality will already provoke you interest (because it's sex...) but the teaching is only decent. They could have done a much better job, rather than using cartoons to teach half of the class. That being said, the information in this class is pretty important, so you should probably just take it.
Even if you know the 50-100 definitions for each test that are given every 2 weeks and the answers to all the 30 or so short answer questions a good part of the test is on other material. The TA's make the study guide not the professors so the info that is tested on is often not in the study guide. I studied for 15 hrs and got a C on the last exam